UK vote may not alter the Brexit picture

The expected strengthening of Theresa May’s hand after June’s UK general election may not make Brexit any easier, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May, has moved with lightning speed to call a General Election less than two years after her predecessor David Cameron defied pundits and pollsters by securing an overall majority for the Tories in the House of Commons.

According to the conventional wisdom, the Conservative Party is on course to win a much larger majority.